Anne Maxwell
@annemaxwell.bsky.social
co-host RadioMMT, www.3cr.org.au/radiommt, grey skies are lovely too
This nonsense question is yet another case of someone mis-hearing "no financial constraints" as "spend as much as you want".
November 16, 2025 at 1:13 AM
This nonsense question is yet another case of someone mis-hearing "no financial constraints" as "spend as much as you want".
It’s a start. Fed Govt could use its fiscal capacity to forgive all student debt and fully subsidise higher education. Fed govt deficit does not affect how much govt can spend in the future. They can’t run out of the dollars. They could run out of teaching staff etc
November 8, 2025 at 1:06 PM
It’s a start. Fed Govt could use its fiscal capacity to forgive all student debt and fully subsidise higher education. Fed govt deficit does not affect how much govt can spend in the future. They can’t run out of the dollars. They could run out of teaching staff etc
Superannuation is one of those unhealthy dynamics with unintended consequences… as mentioned in article:
“When it comes to global finance, Australia is best known for its enormous pool of national savings — our compulsory superannuation system.
It's a honey pot, a target just ripe for the raiding.”
“When it comes to global finance, Australia is best known for its enormous pool of national savings — our compulsory superannuation system.
It's a honey pot, a target just ripe for the raiding.”
November 8, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Superannuation is one of those unhealthy dynamics with unintended consequences… as mentioned in article:
“When it comes to global finance, Australia is best known for its enormous pool of national savings — our compulsory superannuation system.
It's a honey pot, a target just ripe for the raiding.”
“When it comes to global finance, Australia is best known for its enormous pool of national savings — our compulsory superannuation system.
It's a honey pot, a target just ripe for the raiding.”
Looking at this thru the lens that money is a public utility and credit is a powerful tool that can be used for good or evil, and fed govt has the power to use the first and contain the second
November 8, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Looking at this thru the lens that money is a public utility and credit is a powerful tool that can be used for good or evil, and fed govt has the power to use the first and contain the second